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I was a member of SGI for 18 years. This so effectively summarises my own experience. I left the organisation and started living on my own terms. It was a challenge at first. I had to unravel the programmed thinking I was brainwashed into. But life is good. There are ups. There are downs. They happen. It's great to know the gohonzon and Sensei do not control anything. Life and the true power of the universe is with you all the time. You don't need to chant to access it. You don't need to give your time to the SGI to access it. You don't need to give money to the organisation to access it. Let's face it. The mystic law is the universe we live in. It doesn't franchise itself to one small religious organisation. So thanks for the insight in this post. It reminds me how far I've come since I left the SGI behind. My career took off. I spent more time with my family. I was happy to slander and then like many in the world to reflect on my anger and feel ok about that.SGI makes you feel they own the keys to your life. They don't.The only thing I feel now about giving 18 precious years of my life to SGI is shame. Shame that I was stupid enough to be taken in by it.